There are 8 ways to get from Portland to Merced by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane PDX - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno to Mercedbus
6h 30m$111–575Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PDX - SFO
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stopbus
8h 45m$69–306Bus
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0500
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus FlixBus 2007
16h 25m$103–189Train, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Sacramentotrain Coast Starlight
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus FlixBus 2007
20h 6m$217–432Drive 693.2 mi
- Drive from Portland to Mercedcar 693.2 mi
11h 54m$127–183Fly to Sacramento International Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PDX - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Mercedbus
7h 22m$124–637Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PDX - OAK
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stopbus
7h 56m$105–575Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PDX - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stopbus
9h$118–629
Portland to Merced by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Merced is to bus which costs $100 - $190 and takes 16h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Merced is to fly and bus which takes 6h 30m and costs $110 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Portland to Merced. However, there are services departing from Portland Curbside Bus Stop and arriving at Merced via Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 25m.
The distance between Portland and Merced is 707 miles. The road distance is 697.2 miles.
The best way to get from Portland to Merced without a car is to bus which takes 16h 25m and costs $100 - $190.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Portland to Merced, including transfers.
Portland to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Portland Curbside Bus Stop station.
Portland to Merced bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland to Merced is 697 miles. It takes approximately 11h 54m to drive from Portland to Merced.
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What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Merced, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Merced via Sacramento Bus Station in around 16h 25m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Portland International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from Portland International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Portland International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Fresno to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $26–40
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Fresno to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $30–55
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Fresno to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $7–21
- Titanium
- $7–20
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
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